"It won't work because it doesn't have enough support so therefore I will not support it ensuring that it will not work"
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“Democracy Is Not A State. It Is An Act.“ -John Lewis 888-453-3211
Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of civil rights leader, Congressman John Lewis.
It’s beautiful to see so many people coming together here to take collective action. The fight for healthcare, worker’s rights, human rights, and climate justice are all connected. Our democracy is a step-wise system that starts with us voting people that will fight for us into office.
Voting rights are under attack in 48 states right now. There is a bill the senate will vote on to address this: the For the People Act (S. 1/H.R. 1). When this bill becomes law: the rules for voting will be the same in all 50 states, we will have online and automatic voter registration, there will be transparency in political donations$$$, voting districts will be decided through independent organizations, and so many more protections that are over-due in our democratic system.
There are bills that address the issues that this strike is demanding. Passing the For the People Act into law is the first step in knowing every citizen has the ability to elect a government that works for us, a government who will vote these bills into law on our behalf. It’s all connected!
Here comes the “act” part- Call 888-453-3211 to get connected with your senators. Ask if they are in support of the For the People Act. If yes, thank them for their support. If no, say “As your constituent, I urge you to vote to pass the For the People Act.” Phone calls can be scary, but that’s all you need to say. Calls get tallied. Call every day. The more they get, the more urgent the matter will be. https://dfadcoalition.org/takeaction/#call
Change doesn’t happen by one action or event. Call your senators now then strike in October. It’s all connected! Democracy works if you work it!
More info on all of the amazing life changing things this bill will do for us:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021#t1-top
More info on all the shitty bills that have been introduced and laws that have been passed to make sure our voices aren’t heard (read this if you need to get fired up before making a call to congress on Monday):
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-may-2021
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Today marks the one year anniversary of the passing of civil rights leader, Congressman John Lewis.
It’s beautiful to see so many people coming together here to take collective action. The fight for healthcare, worker’s rights, human rights, and climate justice are all connected. Our democracy is a step-wise system that starts with us voting people that will fight for us into office.
Voting rights are under attack in 48 states right now. There is a bill the senate will vote on to address this: the For the People Act (S. 1/H.R. 1). When this bill becomes law: the rules for voting will be the same in all 50 states, we will have online and automatic voter registration, there will be transparency in political donations$$$, voting districts will be decided through independent organizations, and so many more protections that are over-due in our democratic system.
There are bills that address the issues that this strike is demanding. Passing the For the People Act into law is the first step in knowing every citizen has the ability to elect a government that works for us, a government who will vote these bills into law on our behalf. It’s all connected!
Here comes the “act” part- Call 888-453-3211 to get connected with your senators. Ask if they are in support of the For the People Act. If yes, thank them for their support. If no, say “As your constituent, I urge you to vote to pass the For the People Act.” Phone calls can be scary, but that’s all you need to say. Calls get tallied. Call every day. The more they get, the more urgent the matter will be. https://dfadcoalition.org/takeaction/#call
Change doesn’t happen by one action or event. Call your senators now then strike in October. It’s all connected! Democracy works if you work it!
More info on all of the amazing life changing things this bill will do for us:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021#t1-top
More info on all the shitty bills that have been introduced and laws that have been passed to make sure our voices aren’t heard (read this if you need to get fired up before making a call to congress on Monday):
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-may-2021
https://redd.it/omliaj
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Declaration for American Democracy
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Take action to help pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act — a transformative bill that would set national standards to protect our freedom to vote and have an equal voice in our government.
Some rescources for y'all to use <3
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A slogan suggestion, because that’s what American politics has become: “You’re worth more than you were led to believe.”
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“Contractors”
Shouldn’t we also demand an end to businesses classifying what are practically full-time employees as private contractors?
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Shouldn’t we also demand an end to businesses classifying what are practically full-time employees as private contractors?
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“Contractors”
Shouldn’t we also demand an end to businesses classifying what are practically full-time employees as private contractors?
How are we going to handle not buying anything?
I need to eat, and I do not have the resources to stock up on food for more than a week or so. In addition, many people will need items such as medicine and clothing. I know that personally, I will need to go to doctor's appointments, pay to ride the bus, and acquire my prenoscriptions, and that without these things I will most likely die. We need to consider rent, too, if this may go on for over two weeks- how will we keep people housed?
If we mean for this to last until demands are met, we need to plan for a long haul. Corporations have money to burn. If we mean to actually support workers, we need to consider the basic needs of human beings.
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I need to eat, and I do not have the resources to stock up on food for more than a week or so. In addition, many people will need items such as medicine and clothing. I know that personally, I will need to go to doctor's appointments, pay to ride the bus, and acquire my prenoscriptions, and that without these things I will most likely die. We need to consider rent, too, if this may go on for over two weeks- how will we keep people housed?
If we mean for this to last until demands are met, we need to plan for a long haul. Corporations have money to burn. If we mean to actually support workers, we need to consider the basic needs of human beings.
https://redd.it/opd3hw
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How are we going to handle not buying anything?
I need to eat, and I do not have the resources to stock up on food for more than a week or so. In addition, many people will need items such as...
Inspired by some of the stuff I've seen here, thought I would try a flyer (11x17)
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Social Media - Conservative Demographic V3 - Open to Suggestions - As Requested by Danwphoto
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What will happen?
I see 3 possibilities for the strike, if there are more I miss please post them below.
1. Only some of us strike for a short period of time (whether that is a day, week or ect.) and after everything returns to normal with most pretending it didn't happen. Most likely
2. We strike, the 1% see us and they decide to give us what we want and everything is butterflies and rainbows. Least likely
3. The world turns into a shit show from the length of the strike. Money is no loner relevant. Food is rare. Clean water is the new gold. Jobs as we know them crumble at the base and are not a thing anymore. It goes from a boring dystopia to a Mad Max situation. If enough people strike long enough it is semi likely
What do you think?
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I see 3 possibilities for the strike, if there are more I miss please post them below.
1. Only some of us strike for a short period of time (whether that is a day, week or ect.) and after everything returns to normal with most pretending it didn't happen. Most likely
2. We strike, the 1% see us and they decide to give us what we want and everything is butterflies and rainbows. Least likely
3. The world turns into a shit show from the length of the strike. Money is no loner relevant. Food is rare. Clean water is the new gold. Jobs as we know them crumble at the base and are not a thing anymore. It goes from a boring dystopia to a Mad Max situation. If enough people strike long enough it is semi likely
What do you think?
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What will happen?
I see 3 possibilities for the strike, if there are more I miss please post them below. 1. Only some of us strike for a short period of time...
Time magazine article!!! Not OctoberStrike directly but everyone should read this.
Share the link!
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hourly-workers-demanding-better-pay-110013047.html
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Share the link!
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Yahoo
Hourly Workers Are Demanding Better Pay and Benefits—and Getting Them
After 17 months of having to show up to jobs in person, America’s hourly workers may be gaining leverage
Why is anonymity needed? Especially from the leadership, but wouldn't it help to know who you were striking with?
Just asking questions.
Interested in supporting the strike, but I'd like some answers to make sure the rumors I heard were just rumors.
Not trying to out anyone but definitely interested in information if it's available. Though now that I'm typing this out, I completely understand if the answer is "to make sure the FBI doesn't do anything funny".
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Just asking questions.
Interested in supporting the strike, but I'd like some answers to make sure the rumors I heard were just rumors.
Not trying to out anyone but definitely interested in information if it's available. Though now that I'm typing this out, I completely understand if the answer is "to make sure the FBI doesn't do anything funny".
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Why is anonymity needed? Especially from the leadership, but...
Just asking questions. Interested in supporting the strike, but I'd like some answers to make sure the rumors I heard were just rumors. Not...
Facebook Frame to Extend Our Reach
So, obviously Reddit is the superior platform, but I think it's important to extend our reach as far as possible. I've been planning to participate in the strike for a while now, but my husband mentioned he had heard some concerns here in the sub that the strike isn't getting enough traction, so I decided to get more directly involved. One thing I noticed was there wasn't a Facebook frame for the strike, which if we want to get normies on board, we have to bring the information to the normies, so I made a Facebook Frame. If people want to use it (or improve on it) here's the link to the frame: www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected\_overlay\_id=799511640744082 Enjoy picking fights with all your boomer relatives haha.
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So, obviously Reddit is the superior platform, but I think it's important to extend our reach as far as possible. I've been planning to participate in the strike for a while now, but my husband mentioned he had heard some concerns here in the sub that the strike isn't getting enough traction, so I decided to get more directly involved. One thing I noticed was there wasn't a Facebook frame for the strike, which if we want to get normies on board, we have to bring the information to the normies, so I made a Facebook Frame. If people want to use it (or improve on it) here's the link to the frame: www.facebook.com/profilepicframes/?selected\_overlay\_id=799511640744082 Enjoy picking fights with all your boomer relatives haha.
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STRAW POLL: What are your demand priorities?
Please list. I want to see where we all agree.
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Please list. I want to see where we all agree.
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STRAW POLL: What are your demand priorities?
Please list. I want to see where we all agree.
Leaving this here.
https://www.epi.org/blog/the-minimum-wage-has-lost-21-of-its-value-since-congress-last-raised-the-wage/
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Economic Policy Institute
The minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage
Saturday marks 12 years since the last federal minimum wage increase on July 24, 2009, the longest period in U.S. history without an increase. In the meantime, rising costs of living have diminished the purchasing power of a minimum wage paycheck. A worker…